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@smrasalmon

St. Mary's River Association Education and Interpretive Centre. Atlantic salmon conservation, education, habitat restoration and stewardship.

 8404 Highway #7 Sherbrooke, NS
stmarysriverassociation.com
Joined June 2015
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3/3 Wild Nova Scotia - S1E13 St. Mary’s River Watershed #NovaScotia #Antigonish #Guysborough #StMarysRiver youtu.be/GchIIa8I2uo?si=WUCW…
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2/3 Wild Nova Scotia - S1E9 St. Mary’s River #NovaScotia #Antigonish #Guysborough #StMarysRiver youtu.be/1NQQ1pFT3uc?si=M4Tq…
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1/3 #ArchibaldLake episode of #WildNovaScotia series by @Eastlink is now available #NovaScotia #Antigonish #Guysborough @SMRAsalmon #tech4wildlife #bats @OpenAcoustics (#Audiomoth work starts at 22:00) youtu.be/GB7XnEU3kkc?si=Lng3…
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A beautiful photo - thank you for sharing it!! @smrasalmon #Guysborough #NovaScotia #StMarysRiver
Chris Miller 🇨🇦 (@NSwilderness) profile pictureChris Miller 🇨🇦@NSwilderness29 Sep 2023
St Mary’s River estuary
Image from Chris Miller 🇨🇦 (@NSwilderness)
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Rafflebox: Help support the St. Mary's River Association 50/50 Raffle September and have a chance to win some real prizes. rafflebox.ca/raffle/smra FINAL 50/50 of the SEASON! Draw happening Oct. 6th
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"[It is] an all too familiar tactic used by the #MiningIndustry to get out of responsibilities & costs for decommissioning & reclaiming mines after their profitable life is over.” - Karen McKendry, senior wilderness outreach coordinator w/the EAC 👉️ bit.ly/EACinTheNewsTW
Image description: a picture of an open pit mine faded to green with words overlaid that read "EAC in the news: Mining companies are abusing a little-known loophole to avoid cleanup. The Breach - September 11, 2021)

ALT Image description: a picture of an open pit mine faded to green with words overlaid that read "EAC in the news: Mining companies are abusing a little-known loophole to avoid cleanup. The Breach - September 11, 2021)

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The St. Mary’s River in Nova Scotia is a wild salmon success story that proves the value of local leadership and public investment. Protect it. Enjoy it. It’s worth it. @smrasalmon @NSsalmon
Deirdre Green (@Deirdre__Green) profile pictureDeirdre Green@Deirdre__Green30 Aug 2023
“This has been a long time coming,” @gregmorrowpc said, “the community is very passionate about the protection of Archibald Lake.” #nspoli #conserveandprotect @savesalmon1 thestar.com/news/canada/new-…
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Wonderful day on the St Mary’s Nature Trail installing 3 Boreal Owl nest boxes. We return in late April to look for #nests. @BirdsCanada_Atl #Owls #Owl #BorealOwl #nestbox #BirdsofTwitter #BirdTwitter #Birds #Ornithology #NovaScotia #Guysborough @smrasalmon #StFX
We thank newcomers to the area (and naturalists) Sarah Delaronde and Neil Hamilton for their help during the field work, as well as SMRA summer students Sadie Beaver and Patrick McGinn for their help. This was their last field trip for the summer.

ALT We thank newcomers to the area (and naturalists) Sarah Delaronde and Neil Hamilton for their help during the field work, as well as SMRA summer students Sadie Beaver and Patrick McGinn for their help. This was their last field trip for the summer.

StFX Biologist Randy Lauff preparing the team for the field work.

ALT StFX Biologist Randy Lauff preparing the team for the field work.

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3/3 This part of the #StMarysRiver is perfect habitat for Hoary #Bats, and is on the edge of the Barren Brook Conservation Land, protected by @NSNatureTrust Zoom in on this map: nsnt.ca/our-work/our-conserv… #Guysborough #NovaScotia #bat #conservation
Field site where two types of bats were found. Two Audiomoths were deployed - one configured for bats and another for birds.

ALT Field site where two types of bats were found. Two Audiomoths were deployed - one configured for bats and another for birds.

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2/3 Incredibly, we also found Mouse-eared #Bats at the same time: inaturalist.org/observations… #LittleBrownBat were found last year about 10 km away: inaturalist.org/observations… Note: both #bat videos slowed by 8x normal speed.
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1/3 Update on #Audiomoth surveys in the #StMarysRiver. Rare Hoary #Bat found: inaturalist.org/observations… Only 3rd #iNaturalist record in #NovaScotia inaturalist.ca/taxa/40523-La… #tech4wildlife #bats @OpenAcoustics @Smrasalmon
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ASF researchers have removed 46 escaped aquaculture salmon from the Magaguadavic River fishway in southwest New Brunswick since August 1. Aquaculture escapees are a high-level threat to wild Atlantic salmon. Read more about this problem here: ow.ly/Ep3750PIu3K
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Tickets on sale until noon today with the draw taking place at 3:00. Good luck everyone! Rafflebox: Help support the St. Mary's River Association 50/50 Raffle August and have a chance to win some real prizes. rafflebox.ca/raffle/smra
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A map is now posted of Archibald Lake Wilderness Area by @ns_environment. 684 hectares. Looks good. #SaveArchibaldLake
Image from Chris Miller 🇨🇦 (@NSwilderness)
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N.S. group vows to fight further plans for open-pit gold mines. Interview with Scott Beaver, President of the St Mary's River Association. cbc.ca/player/play/225906797…
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Our land and our water are among our province’s most valuable resources. Bravo to the province for making this important decision to protect the environment for future generations! guysboroughjournal.com/?page…
Image from Deirdre Green (@Deirdre__Green)
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The Archibald Lake Wilderness Area is NOW PROTECTED!! We thank Chris Miller (@NSwilderness) and his team at @CPAWSnovascotia for their help, and the support of @TimothyHalman and @gregmorrowpc for making this possible. #SaveArchibaldLake (✔️😀) #NovaScotia @SMRASalmon
Scott Beaver, President of the SMRA, making comments after the announcement.

ALT Scott Beaver, President of the SMRA, making comments after the announcement.

The map of the new Archibald Lake Wilderness Area.

ALT The map of the new Archibald Lake Wilderness Area.

The crowd gathering on the edge of the St Mary's River for the announcement. A beautiful day for the event.

ALT The crowd gathering on the edge of the St Mary's River for the announcement. A beautiful day for the event.

Minister Greg Morrow announcing the new Archibald Lake Wilderness Area.

ALT Minister Greg Morrow announcing the new Archibald Lake Wilderness Area.

Nova Scotia Gov. (@nsgov) profile pictureNova Scotia Gov.
@nsgov28 Aug 2023
Province Announces Archibald Lake Wilderness Area novascotia.ca/news/release/?…
Photo of two people hiking in the woods wearing hiking backpacks

ALT Photo of two people hiking in the woods wearing hiking backpacks

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Rafflebox: Help support the St. Mary's River Association 50/50 Raffle August and have a chance to win some real prizes. rafflebox.ca/raffle/smra
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➡️St Barbara confirms ‘commitment’ to Cochrane Hill gold mine ⏩Opponents vow to continue fight against open-pit extraction plan #NovaScotia #SaveArchibaldLake @smrasalmon @gregmorrowpc #Guysborough guysboroughjournal.com/?page…
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What an incredible day in Sherbrooke at St.Mary's River in Guysborough county. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change summer tour teamed up with Minister Greg Morrow and Minister Pat Dunn for a visit with the Saint Mary's River Association.
Image from Timothy Halman (@TimothyHalman)
Image from Timothy Halman (@TimothyHalman)
Image from Timothy Halman (@TimothyHalman)
Image from Timothy Halman (@TimothyHalman)
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